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Title: Online Advent Calendars for German Students
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AATG listserv users have been suggesting online Advent calendars. Here are some of them:
http://www.kindernetz.de/adventskalender/-/id=324872/1pxh2q5/index.html
http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__W__t__G/01/09-Christmas/AdventCalendar2014.html (with a teacher's guide here: http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/09__Language__Education/02/01/Classroom-Ideas-AdventCalendar2014.html)
http://www.hueber.de/adventskalender2014/
http://www.adventskalender.weihnachten-online.org/
Here is a collection of links to more Advent calendars: http://www.linker.ch/eigenlink/adventskalender.htm
Read an article about advent calendars and advent wreaths at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__W__t__G/01/09-Christmas/Advent.html
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Title: Central States 2015 Scholarship Opportunities
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From http://www.csctfl.org/committees/awards/scholarships.html
The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages offers several scholarships for language teachers:
For Spanish teachers:
Centro MundoLengua Scholarship for AP Teachers in Seville, Spain
Cemanahuac Educational Community in Mexico Scholarship
Maximizing Language and Cultural Competency through Educational Travel to Peru Academia Latinoamericana de Español
Estudio Sampere- Course for Non-Native Spanish Teachers
For German teachers:
Goethe-Institut Scholarship
Applicants must teach in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, or Wisconsin.
For more information about all of these scholarships, go to http://www.csctfl.org/committees/awards/scholarships.html
Source: CSCTFL
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Title: Gaudium Mundo: Latin Holiday Songs
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From http://bestlatin.blogspot.com/2014/12/special-edition-gaudium-mundo-month-of.html
The Gaudium Mundo blog is back in action, with Latin holiday songs for every day of the month. This project started way back in 2006, and it has grown over the years thanks to the songs people have contributed.
Gaudium Mundo is available at http://gaudium-mundo.blogspot.com/
Source: Bestiaria Latina Blog
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Title: New eTogaTrek Video
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Last month we wrote about eTogaTrek, a series of five videos about ancient Roman civilization for elementary and middle school students (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/18566). The second video has been released. Learn about Roman clothing at http://www.ascaniusyci.org/etogatrek/02-clothing/index.htm
Source: Ascanius
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Title: Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Project
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The Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Resource (PBMR) maps publications about Pompeii onto a physical map of Pompeii for a new way to explore information about the ancient city. You can explore it at http://digitalhumanities.umass.edu/pbmp/
Source: Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Project
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Title: Authentic French with Commercials and Films
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From http://ielanguages.com/authentic/
Here is a collection of links to film clips with gap-fill activities and transcripts; in some cases the film is not available (so you’ll need to have your own copy), but the exercises are available on this site.
http://ielanguages.com/authentic/
Source: IELanguages.com
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Title: In Baltimore Area Schools, Young Students Are Learning a Foreign Language
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Here is an article about how 10 elementary schools in the Baltimore area are implementing and funding a Spanish language program for their fourth grade students: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-foreign-language-20141201-story.html#page=1
Source: Baltimore Sun
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Title: Targeted Practice – “The Picture Activity” Game
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From http://leesensei.edublogs.org
Here is a game that you can use to reinforce a particular point or structure or function or set of vocabulary; basically it is based on a grid with different simple drawings in it. Read Colleen Lee-Hayes’s suggestions for many adaptations of the game to suit your teaching focus: http://leesensei.edublogs.org/2014/12/01/targeted-practice-the-picture-activity-game/#.VIT4mIdDzlo
Source: Language Sensei
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Title: Weather Forecasts for August 18, 2050, around the World
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From http://www.wmo.int/media/climatechangeimpact.html
The World Meteorological Organization has created a series of mock weather forecasts for locations around the world on August 18, 2050, painting a picture of the forecasted effects of climate change. Each forecast is made in the local language of the country is it made for.
You can see a list of the forecasts that have been made (one series was made in September and another was begun this December) at http://www.wmo.int/media/climatechangeimpact.html. The YouTube channel with all of the forecasts released so far is available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNaX-uTWSWrHU3ADBXLCwSs13IqF2gTIm
Source: World Meteorological Organization
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Title: FLTEACH Is More than a Listserv - Other Resources
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From http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/index.html
Many of our InterCom subscribers are also subscribed to FLTEACH, a moderated email listserv for language teachers that has been available since 1994 (moderated by Jean LeLoup and Bob Ponterio). Did you know that the FLTEACH website includes other resources? Here are some of them:
A searchable archive of posts to the listserv: http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-arch.html
A collection of syllabi for foreign language teaching methods courses: http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-syl.html
An annotated bibliography about second language acquisition and teaching: http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-bibliography.html
A database of lesson plans that have been shared by teachers: http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-lessons_db.html
A collection of web links for language teachers: http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html
A bulletin board for announcements that cannot go out on the listserv (for example, advertisements for study abroad programs): http://flteach.freeforums.net/board/1/flteach-announcements
A collection of additional resources associated with FLTEACH or its moderators: http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-checkout.html
The FLTEACH home page is available at http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/index.html
Source: FLTEACH
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